Psalm 11:4

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 11:4-7

The shaking of a tree (they say) makes it take the deeper and faster root. The attempt of David's enemies to discourage his confidence in God engages him to cleave so much the more closely to his first principles, and to review them, which he here does, abundantly to his own satisfaction and the silencing of all temptations to infidelity. That which was shocking to his faith, and has been so to the faith of many, was the prosperity of wicked people in their wicked ways, and the straits and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 11:4

The Lord is in his holy temple ,.... Not in the temple at Jerusalem, which as yet was not built; nor in the temple of Christ's human nature; but rather in the church, where he dwells, which is an holy temple to the Lord; and which is an argument for trust in him, and a reason against the fears of men in the worst of times; see Psalm 46:1 . Though it may be best to understand it of heaven, the habitation of God's holiness, and which is the true sanctuary; and which the holy places made... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 11:4

The Lord is in his holy temple - He is still to be sought and found in the place vhere he has registered his name. Though the priests be destroyed, the God in whose worship they were employed still lives, and is to be found in his temple by his upright worshippers. And he tries the heart and the reins of both sinners and saints. Nothing can pass without his notice. I may expect his presence in the temple; he has not promised to meet me in the mountain. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 11:4

Verse 4 4.Jehovah is in the palace of his holiness. In what follows, the Psalmist glories in the assurance of the favor of God, of which I have spoken. Being destitute of human aid, he betakes himself to the providence of God. It is a signal proof of faith, as I have observed elsewhere, to take and to borrow, so to speak, (245) light from heaven to guide us to the hope of salvation, when we are surrounded in this world with darkness on every side. All men acknowledge that the world is governed... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 11:1-7

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 11:1-7

The victory of faith; or, rest amid storm. In each one of those psalms which represent some historic experience, there is its own differential feature. This feature it is the work of the student and expositor to seize and to utilize. We do not know and have no means of knowing the specific incidents in the writer's life to which reference is here made, £ although, since David was the writer, we should find but little difficulty in fixing on some passages of his history to which the psalm... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 11:1-7

A battle in the soul. Faith and fear are in conflict. Plausible reasons are suggested why the fight should be given up, but nobler thoughts prevail. I. FEAR CONFRONTING FAITH . ( Psalms 11:1-3 .) The outlook is discouraging. Our foes are many and strong; more, they are inveterate in malice; more still, they have already gained ground, and amidst the overturn of all right principles and the confusion worse confounded, it seems as if they were to prevail all along the line. In... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 11:1-7

Faith's antidote to fear. This psalm is referred by some to the early struggles of David against the unrelenting jealousy of Saul; by others to the rebellion of Absalom; by others to the general conflict ever waging between the good and the evil powers. The subject of it is "Confidence in the Lord, and his protection even against the mightiest force of the wicked." The two leading ideas are the doctrine of David's friends, and David's own doctrine. I. SAFETY IN DANGER COULD BE... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 11:3-4

The question of fear and the answer of faith. "If the foundations," etc. The Bible is God's gift to a world such as its pages describe. Not a world of sinless holiness and painless peace, but a world of sin, sorrow, strife. A book for pilgrims, toilers, warriors, mourners, sinners. The "sword of the Spirit," forged in the fire of affliction, tempered in tears. Light in darkness; songs in the night-time; manna in the wilderness; water from the flinty rock; an anchor for the tempest-tossed... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 11:4

The Lord is in his holy temple. David's reply to his timid advisers is an expression of absolute faith and trust in God. Saul may reign upon earth; but Jehovah is in his holy temple (or rather, "palace," הֵיכַל ) on high—his throne is in heaven, where he sits and reigns. What need, then, to fear an earthly king? Especially when God is not inattentive to human affairs , but his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men (comp. Psalms 7:9 ; Psalms 17:3 ; Psalms 139:1 ). His... read more

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